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J. F. BRAZELTON. SCALE WEIGHT.

N0. 604,715. Patented May 31,1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. BRAZELTON, OF BUTTE, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE G.ENGLISH, OF SAME PLACE.

SCALE-WEIGHT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,715, dated May 31,1898.

' Application filed May 6,1897. Serial No. 635,417. (No model.)

To whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. BRAZELTON, of Butte,in the county ofSilverBow and State of Montana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Scale-VVeights, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide I a scale-weight which willclosely hug the weight-bar and which cannot be dislodged by any movementof the scale consequent upon removing objects from the scale to thefloor.

Another object of the invention is to construct a scale-weight,especially a. bottom weight for a scale, which will be simple, durable,and economic and will compel all of the upper weights, although of theordinary type, to be inclined in direction of the weight-bar.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth,and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved weight, and Fig. 2 is atransverse section taken substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The improved weight is adapted as a beamweight only or as a support forother weights that may be needed.

The improved weight A may be of the usual form and constructed of anysuitable material.

The weight A is provided with the usual crotch or slot 10 to receive theweight-bar of the scale. The weight, however, is made thicker at oneside than at the other, the thicker side being that in which thecrotchis made, the thinner side being at the inner end of the crotch.The thickness of the weight is so distributed that the bottom 11 will bestraight,while the top 12 will be inclined downwardly in direction ofthe inner end of the crotch or slot, as shown particularly in Fig. 2.

The improved weight is placed upon the weight-bar from left to right, itbeing customary to place ordinary weights on the scalebar from right toleft. The preponderance of material being at the right-hand side of theweight, the weight will not leave its position when properly placedrelative to the weightbar. The ordinary weights may be placed upon theimproved weight, and by reason of the upper inclined surface of thelowermost or improved weight, upon which said ordinary weights aresupported, will be given an inclination in direction of the weight-barto such an extent that they cannot be shaken from their position underordinary usage of a scale. As the bottom surface of the improvedlowermost weight of the scale is perfectly flat, it will rest firmly andsecurely in the disk usually attached to the weight-bar. Furthermore, itis evident that the lowermost weight being placed upon the scale-bar ina reverse direction from the weights it is adapted to support thesupported or upper weights will serve in a measure to hold the improvedi11- clined lowermost weight in proper position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A scale-weight provided with a crotch or slot andhaving a preponderance of weight at the side in which the slot or crotchis produced, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A scale-wei ht provided with a slot or crotch for the. reception of ascale-bar, said weight being made heavier at that side in which thecrotch or slot is produced, the up per surface of said weight beinginclined in direction of the inner end of said slot or crotch, as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. A scale-weight having a slot formed therein and having an inclinedface, the said face slanting inward from the outer end of the slot.

JOHN F. BR-AZELTON.

Witnesses:

W. J. NAUGHTEN, W. S. SHAW.

